If the exquisite direction, set design and costumes weren’t enough, Watchmen is also anchored by fantastic performances from Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Jean Smart, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and literally everyone else.
Regardless of what happens to follow-up seasons on HBO or elsewhere, Watchmen Season 1 is THE perfect season of superhero TV, and likely will be for many decades in the future.
In fact, I dare say the modern-day setting allowed the TV show to transcend the comic in terms of thematic impact, as far as superhero media, racial and xenophobic tension, and traumatic PTSD are concerned.
Rather than just telling a “What Happened Next” story, Lindelof’s team crafted a season that perfectly reflected the visual and narrative flairs of the comic, from the big and obvious to the small and easter-eggy.